US4758152A - Safety mechanism for a cigar lighter - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
- F23Q2/164—Arrangements for preventing undesired ignition
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- This invention is in the field of fire prevention and, more particularly, relates to a safety mechanism for a cigar lighter.
- a cigar lighter is comprised of a hand-held fuel tank that contains a lighter fluid, such as butane.
- the tank has an orifice at one end that is opened in response to pressure being applied to a spring loaded lever.
- the spring maintains the lever in a position that seals the orifice, thereby preventing flammable fumes of butane from leaving the tank.
- the lighter includes a knurled thumbwheel that is operable to rotate and abraid a flintstone fixedly mounted on the tank.
- the thumbwheel is adjacent to the lever.
- the thumbwheel slips from the thumbwheel to the lever, thereby applying pressure to the lever as the spark is formed.
- the pressure causes a depression of the lever, thereby removing the seal of the orifice and causing the butane fumes to be ignited by the spark.
- the butane fumes burn until pressure is removed from the lever to cause the lever to return to the position that seals the orifice.
- An object of the present invention is to prevent inadvertent misuse of a cigar lighter.
- a cigar lighter includes a pivotably mounted bar that is operable to lock in a position that maintains a lever of the lighter in a position that seals an orifice in the fuel tank of the lighter.
- the present invention prevents inadvertent misuse of a cigar lighter.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with a safety mechanism in an open position;
- FIG. 3 is a side elevation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 5 is a side elevation, with parts broken away, of the embodiment of FIG. 1 with a safety mechanism in a lock position.
- a cigar lighter includes a lever 12 connected to a spring 13 that is within housing 13a. Hence, lever 12 is spring loaded.
- lever 12 When lever 12 is depressed, it opens an orifice (not shown) in a fuel tank 14 near the closed end 16 of an arcuate fire wall 18.
- Lighter 10 further includes a knurled thumbwheel 20 that is rotatable about an axially supporting member 22 (FIG. 5) connected to fire wall 18.
- Thumbwheel 20 is operable for rotation by a persons thumb 24. When thumbwheel 20 is rotated, it abraids a flint (not shown) that causes a spark. Additionally, almost concurrently with the rotation, thumb 24 applies pressure to lever 12.
- a bar 26 in the general shape of a bellcrank, is operable to lock in a position to maintain lever 12 against depression, thereby keeping the orifice sealed and preventing the spark from igniting fumes of the fuel.
- Bar 26 has a proximal end 28 (FIG. 3) made of metal. End 28 has a through hole 30 which retains a pin as explained hereinafter.
- the remainder of bar 26 is made of nylon wherein a portion of end 28 is encapsulated.
- a sleeve 32 also made fron nylon is forced fit about a top portion of lighter 10. More particularly, sleeve 32 has center portions 34a, 38b opposite each other that extend from a lower part of fire wall 18 to an upper part of tank 14. Additionally, center portion 34a, has a recess 36 (FIG. 3) of a shape generally complementary to end 28. Moreover, center portion 34a has a pin 38 retained therein that passes through hole 30. Accordingly, bar 26 is operable to pivot about pin 38.
- Center portion 34b has a groove 40 at one end.
- the open end of groove 40 is narrower than the center thereof.
- the distal end 42 of bar 26 is of substantially complementary shape to groove 40. Since nylon is an elastic material, end 42 may be forced into groove 40. Because the open end of groove 40 is narrow, end 42 is locked within groove 40.
- Sleeve 32 further includes a portion 44 that fits about tank 14 proximal to lever 12.
- bar 26 rests upon portion 44, whereby bar 26 is in its lock position.
- lever 12 In the lock position, lever 12 is maintained against depression, thereby sealing tank 14. It should be understood that lever 12 can only be depressed when bar 26 is pivoted from portion 44.
- sleeve 32 has a portion 46 that fits about firewall 18. Portion 46 rests upon a lip 48 connected to firewall 18 and tank 14. Hence, lip 48 maintains sleeve 32 against translation along tank 14.
- this embodiment includes components made from nylon, they may alternatively be made from polycarbonate, polyethelene, methyl methelmethacrylate, polypropolene, polystyrene or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene.
- cigar lighter Although the subject matter of the invention is referred to herein as a cigar lighter, it should be understood that it may be used for lighting a cigarette or any other article or substance.
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US4832596A (en) * | 1988-04-15 | 1989-05-23 | Morris Sr Glenn H | Child resistant cigarette lighter |
US4869663A (en) * | 1988-09-22 | 1989-09-26 | Fremund Zdenek A | Child proof cigarette lighter |
EP0345729A2 (en) * | 1988-06-07 | 1989-12-13 | Tokai Corporation | Gaslighter equipped with a locking means to prevent undesired ignition |
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EP0357347A1 (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1990-03-07 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter |
FR2645626A1 (en) * | 1989-04-07 | 1990-10-12 | Swedish Match Consumer Product | GAS LIGHTER |
US5092764A (en) * | 1990-07-11 | 1992-03-03 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter with locking valve cap |
US5120216A (en) * | 1991-04-22 | 1992-06-09 | Iwax, Inc. | Operation member for lighter |
US5125829A (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1992-06-30 | Bic Corporation | Bidirectional selectively actuatable lighter |
US5215458A (en) * | 1988-03-04 | 1993-06-01 | Bic Corporation | Child-resistant lighter with spring-biased, rotatable safety release |
US5387101A (en) * | 1992-07-24 | 1995-02-07 | The Cli-Claque Company Ltd. | Cigarette lighters |
US5417571A (en) * | 1994-05-09 | 1995-05-23 | Kvalseth; Tarald O. | Child resistant lighter |
US5427523A (en) * | 1994-02-24 | 1995-06-27 | Harbour Union Limited | Safety lighter having lever arrested default state |
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US5584682A (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1996-12-17 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter with anti-defeat latch |
US5676537A (en) * | 1996-04-23 | 1997-10-14 | Era Intermarketing Co., Inc. | Lockable spark generating device for a lighter |
US6206689B1 (en) | 1998-10-15 | 2001-03-27 | Bic Corporation | Child resistant lighter |
US6382960B1 (en) | 1998-10-15 | 2002-05-07 | B I C Corporation | Child resistant lighter |
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US6765338B2 (en) | 2001-05-29 | 2004-07-20 | Bic Corporation | Child-resistant piezoelectric lighter |
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US4832596A (en) * | 1988-04-15 | 1989-05-23 | Morris Sr Glenn H | Child resistant cigarette lighter |
EP0345729A2 (en) * | 1988-06-07 | 1989-12-13 | Tokai Corporation | Gaslighter equipped with a locking means to prevent undesired ignition |
EP0345729A3 (en) * | 1988-06-07 | 1990-02-28 | Tokai Corporation | Gaslighter equipped with a locking means to prevent undesired ignition |
US4799877A (en) * | 1988-06-13 | 1989-01-24 | Bisbee Jerry L | Child-proof adaptor for disposable butane cigarette lighter |
WO1990000239A1 (en) * | 1988-07-01 | 1990-01-11 | Sibjet S.A. | Safety lighter |
US5378143A (en) * | 1988-07-01 | 1995-01-03 | Sibjet | Safety lighter |
US5456598A (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1995-10-10 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter |
US6077069A (en) | 1988-09-02 | 2000-06-20 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter |
US5584682A (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1996-12-17 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter with anti-defeat latch |
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US5125829A (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1992-06-30 | Bic Corporation | Bidirectional selectively actuatable lighter |
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EP0357347A1 (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1990-03-07 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter |
US5628627A (en) * | 1988-09-02 | 1997-05-13 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter |
US4869663A (en) * | 1988-09-22 | 1989-09-26 | Fremund Zdenek A | Child proof cigarette lighter |
FR2645626A1 (en) * | 1989-04-07 | 1990-10-12 | Swedish Match Consumer Product | GAS LIGHTER |
WO1990012254A1 (en) * | 1989-04-07 | 1990-10-18 | Cricket | Child-proof gas lighter |
US5092764A (en) * | 1990-07-11 | 1992-03-03 | Bic Corporation | Selectively actuatable lighter with locking valve cap |
US5120216A (en) * | 1991-04-22 | 1992-06-09 | Iwax, Inc. | Operation member for lighter |
US5387101A (en) * | 1992-07-24 | 1995-02-07 | The Cli-Claque Company Ltd. | Cigarette lighters |
US5472338A (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1995-12-05 | Ansquer; Henri | Cigarette lighter safety with thumb locking mechanism |
US5427523A (en) * | 1994-02-24 | 1995-06-27 | Harbour Union Limited | Safety lighter having lever arrested default state |
US5417571A (en) * | 1994-05-09 | 1995-05-23 | Kvalseth; Tarald O. | Child resistant lighter |
US5558514A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1996-09-24 | Hameur Et Cie | Safety latch for a lighter |
US5562439A (en) * | 1995-10-16 | 1996-10-08 | Vanwagner; Todd W. | Lighter operating aid |
US5676537A (en) * | 1996-04-23 | 1997-10-14 | Era Intermarketing Co., Inc. | Lockable spark generating device for a lighter |
US6764299B2 (en) | 1998-10-15 | 2004-07-20 | Bic Corporation | Child resistant lighter |
US6382960B1 (en) | 1998-10-15 | 2002-05-07 | B I C Corporation | Child resistant lighter |
US6386860B1 (en) | 1998-10-15 | 2002-05-14 | Bic Corporation | Child resistant lighter |
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US6765338B2 (en) | 2001-05-29 | 2004-07-20 | Bic Corporation | Child-resistant piezoelectric lighter |
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